post·po·si·tion (p st p -z sh n)n. 1. The placing of a word or suffixed element after the word to which it is grammatically related. 2. A word or element placed postpositionally, as a preposition placed after its object. For example, in the phrase these facts notwithstanding, notwithstanding is a postposition. post po·sition·al adj.post po·sition·al·ly adv. |
postposition [ˌpəʊstpəˈzɪʃən]
n
1. (Linguistics / Grammar) placement of a modifier or other speech element after the word that it modifies or to which it is syntactically related
2. (Linguistics / Grammar) a word or speech element so placed
postpositional adj
postpositionally adv
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| Noun | 1. | postposition - (linguistics) the placing of one linguistic element after another (as placing a modifier after the word that it modifies in a sentence or placing an affix after the base to which it is attached) linguistics - the scientific study of language |
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